Lithuanian Family Movement ( Lithuanian : Lietuvos šeimų sąjūdis, LŠS ; Lithuanian pronunciation: [ɛɫˈɛʃˈɛs] ) is a right-wing traditionalist anti-gender political movement in Lithuania . The primary focus of the movement is voicing out their opposition for bills it mostly considers to be a threat to the traditional nuclear family , the well-being of children, and society at large, such as the legalization of same-sex civil unions , same-sex marriages , decriminalisation of drugs , ratification of Istanbul Convention or vaccine passports . The Lithuanian Family Movement was founded on June 27, 2021, as a response to the Homeland Union , a liberal conservative party that received the majority of votes in the 2020 parliamentary election and formed a coalition with the liberal Freedom Party , began promoting LGBT -friendly policies. Some people involved in the movement resorted to violence during civil protests. However, the protest's key denied such allegiations, claiming they were staged provocations.
12-691: Christian Union may refer to: Christian Union (Lithuania) , a Lithuanian Christian democratic political party ( Krikščionių sąjunga in Lithuanian) Christian Union (Netherlands) , a Dutch Christian democratic political party ( ChristenUnie in Dutch) Christian Union (Slovakia) , a Slovak Christian democratic political party ( Kresťanská únia in Slovak) Christian Union (denomination) , an evangelical Christian denomination in
24-424: A former anti-Soviet dissident Sr. Bernadeta Mališkaitė at an honorary public event to commemorate January 13 in 2022. Soon thereafter, the movement stated in an open letter that "We regret the individual disrespectful outbursts" during Mališkaitė's speech and that "the negative reaction was not aimed at the defenders of freedom or the events of January 13th, but at politicians". On 3 February 2024, it merged with
36-562: Is a political party in Lithuania . It held its constituent congress on 8 February 2020. The constituent congress elected the initiator of the party, Rimantas Dagys , its chairman. Member of Seimas Egidijus Vareikis , Signatory of the Act of March 11 Jonas Šimėnas , and several former members of the Seimas (including Petras Luomanas , Jonas Valatka , and Arvydas Akstinavičius ) also became members of
48-549: The Christian conservative Christian Union , and representatives of the Lithuanian Family Movement — Edita Aleksandravičė, Artūras Orlauskas , Vitolda Račkova, Tomas Senūta, Egidijus Visockas — were elected to the party's executive committee. The unified party adopted a Christian right , soft Eurosceptic platform. The Lithuanian Family Movement is a unified sociopolitical entity with Raimondas Grinevičius alongside
60-582: The Council of other nine members serving as its primary leadership. The movement organises a march, known as the Great Family Defense March ( Lithuanian : Didysis šeimų gynimo maršas ), annually. According to one of the founders Arturas Orlauskas, the purpose of such nationwide gatherings is “to protect the Lithuanian state from anticonstitutional actions, which violate the basic rights and freedoms of
72-521: The Lithuanian Family Movement in an official written address to the Chairman of the Council and the Lithuanian people. Soon after, Irish senator Rónán Mullen congratulated the movement for fighting for “a society where every person is being respected and is striving for common good.” In 2022, Florio Scifo, the World Youth Alliance coordinator of Italy, sympathised with the movement participants of
84-478: The annual march. On June 13–14, 2022, a delegation from the Lithuanian Family Movement held a meeting with the management of the Polish Catholic organisation Ordo Iuris and officially agreed on further cooperation. Other notable honorary guests include a far-right German politician Steffen Kotré . Even though Marius Gabrilavičius, a chief editor of a pro-Russian website minfo.lt claimed to have been one of
96-507: The constituent congress claims that the party's "political activity is grounded in principles of Christian democracy and Christian social policy ". On 3 February 2024, it merged with the Lithuanian Family Movement . Lithuanian Family Movement During a protest organized by the Lithuanian Family Movement, there was some booing of the Lithuanian politicians Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen and Ingrida Šimonytė as well as
108-589: The mid-western U.S. Christian Union , a defunct American magazine published in New York from 1870 to 1893 before being renamed The Outlook Christian unions (student groups) , Christian student group at universities or colleges See also [ edit ] Churches of Christ in Christian Union , an evangelical Christian denomination in the U.S. Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
120-443: The party. Priest Robertas Grigas presided over a prayer in the congress. He said that he was asked to do so by cardinal Sigitas Tamkevičius . Initially the party was meant to be named "Christian Union 'Harmony and Welfare'" ( Lithuanian : Krikščionių sąjunga „Santarvė ir gerovė“ ), but the constituent congress has decided to shorten the name to "Christian Union" ( Lithuanian : Krikščionių sąjunga ). The program adopted by
132-526: The society.” They are also organized to “defend our country’s children, the youth, families, and schools from the harmful influence of sexual minorities …” The movement has been strengthening its ties with other European anti-gender groups and government officials in countries such as Poland , Hungary , Italy , Germany , and Ireland . On September 1, 2021, the former Hungarian Minister of Family Affairs, Katalin Novák , congratulated and expressed her support to
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